Without knowing the details of the case, it should still be possible to sign on to the principles invoked here. Indeed, it is a model for how universities should respond.
https://twitter.com/sgadarian/status/1437445281784684546
Social media has helped to make random faculty into public figures. Newspapers and actual public figures who would otherwise ignore an obscure prof are deeply invested in cataloguing any objectionable statements as if it were national news. Universities need to be able to respond
The question of representativeness matters. The Maxwell School had events where faculty with relevant expertise engaged in thoughtful discussion about the meaning of 9/11. But this does not fit the narrative the outrage machine wants, and so is ignored. news.syr.edu/blog/2021/09/0…
Instead a bad (IMO) tweet by a junior faculty member makes international news. Fine to dunk on it but this is something else. Outrage must be whipped up! She must be personally profiled (be assured the threats will follow)! The free speech defenders need to tag employers! 
A lot of this stuff makes sense when you realize there is a well-funded effort to make mostly boring universities appear radical and dangerous because they are viewed as being ideologically at odds with one political party.
https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1437457321332969476?s=20
A lot of this stuff makes sense when you realize that many of the free speech warriors are interested only in protecting their own viewpoints, and would absolutely fire anyone who dared disagree with them
https://twitter.com/JeffreyASachs/status/1437532562478534661?s=20
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